For longer ranges, compare the impact velocity and energy from a 180 gr bullet and a 150 gr bullet. Even more so a 200 gr bullet.

I prefer a heavy for caliber bullet,as I know they will hold up at short ranges that elk are normally killed a. Of course that does not apply to most mono bullets and partitions as such.

I'm one of the stupid ones though,I like the 220 gr RN in the.06, when I know I am in for 300 +yard shots, I defer to the 180 gr partitions

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